reliability wise gm is the worst followed by chrysler ford is a little better generally any japanese brand will last a very long time if taken care of most of the cars i get in the shop that have major problems like broken timing chains and seroius shit like that are late s early s gms and chryslers most japanese cars that come to my shop just need an oil change the last japanese car i did major work on was a camry the needed a new tranny because the lady put motor oil in it